Torna il festival dedicato al Medio Oriente, tra cinema, arte, musica, incontri e cibo, per raccontare con una prospettiva nuova una delle zone più “calde” del mondo “Hashtag # Middleast” è il tema del festival, per taggare i temi forti del Medio Oriente contemporaneo, tra internet, social media e cambiamenti reali nella società. Focus sulla regista palestinese ANNEMARIE JACIR, ospite del Festival, una delle voci più acclamate e talentuose del cinema arabo contemporaneo. 40 anteprime da molti paesi, tra cui Siria, Israele, Afghanistan, Iran… Tra gli eventi speciali in programma: la fotografa irachena Tamara Abdul Hadi con i suoi “ragazzi volanti” e con “People’s Salon”, ritratti dei barbieri più creativi del mondo arabo; e ancora la cultura e le storie della cucina siriana protagoniste del libro “Our Syria. Recipes from Home”. La rassegna si terrà tra Cinema La Compagnia, Cinema Stensen e altri spazi cittadini, con un ricco programma di proiezioni ed eventi speciali, nell’ambito del cartellone della Primavera di Cinema Orientale.

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MIDDLE EAST NOW
9th edition
April 10-15 2018

The 9th edition of Middle East Now will be held in Florence from 10 through 15 April 2018. The festival focuses on contemporary Middle East with cinema, art, music, talks and culinary events to tell with a new perspective one of the “hottest” areas in the world. “Hashtag # Middleast” is the theme of the festival, to tag the strong themes of the contemporary Middle East, among internet, social media and real changes within the society. A focus on the Palestinian director ANNEMARIE JACIR, special guest of the Festival, one of the most acclaimed and talented voices of contemporary Arab cinema.
40 films never seen in Italy before, from many countries in the Middle East, including a focus on Syria, Israel, Afghanistan, Iran… Among the special events: the Iraqi photographer Tamara Abdul Hadi with her two last projects “Flying boys” and “People’s Salon”, and the culture and stories of the Syrian cuisine with a special presentation of the book “Our Syria. Recipes from Home” and a culinary demonstration during the days of the festival.
The festival will be held at the Cinema La Compagnia, Cinema Stensen and many other places in Florence, with a rich program of screenings and special events.